Gandy dancer is a slang term used for early railroad workers in the United States, more formally referred to as section hands, who laid and maintained...
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The Gandy Dancer State Trail is a 98-mile recreational trail spanning through Wisconsin and Minnesota. The trail is managed by Polk, Burnett, and Douglas...
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Freight Conductor Signalman Road foreman of engines Bridge inspector Gandy dancer Length runner Railway lubricator Section gangs Signal maintainer Track...
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Overdrive II and Not Fragile). "Gimme Your Money Please" and "Little Gandy Dancer" were released on a double A-side single in Canada only. After the release...
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Street in Ann Arbor, Michigan. It was converted into a restaurant, the Gandy Dancer, in 1970, and listed on the National Register of Historic Places as Michigan...
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Rodgers started working for the railroad as a waterboy for the black gandy dancer crews, who introduced him to the railroad jargon, their work songs, and...
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Bachman–Turner Overdrive's singles in Canada: "Gimme Your Money Please"/"Little Gandy Dancer": "Top Singles – Volume 20, No. 2, August 25, 1973" (PDF). RPM. Retrieved...
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GANDY KOPITOY may refer to: Gandy Kopitoy,Mando Sulawesi Utara, a census-designated place Gandy, indonesia, a town Gandy, Manado, an unincorporated community...
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Coupler, Railbender, Derailer, Re-Railer, Whistlestop, Hook Up, Sidetrack, Gandy Dancer, Iron Horse, Black Coal, Switchyard, Golden Spike, Brakeman, Vista Dome...
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Trail is a 42-mile hiking trail built by the DCNR Bureau of Forestry. "Gandy Dancer State Trail Map". burnettcounty.com. 2020-08-22. Retrieved 2021-01-24The...
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600 cu yd/mi (290 m3/km). Trains portal Ballastless track Ballast tamper Gandy dancer Maintenance of way Track maintenance Solomon (2001), p. 18. Tubular Modular...
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Continuous Action Tamper, in Blueskin Bay, New Zealand. Ballast regulator Gandy dancer Stoneblower Track maintenance Track renewal train Solomon, Brian (2001)...
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hand", especially a Mexican or Mexican American railroad track worker ("gandy dancer" in American English usage). The word derives from "traque", Spanglish...
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portal Transport portal Bob the [South Australian] Railway Dog Coolie Gandy dancer Laborer Platelayer Brooke 1983, p. 167. "Railway songs". National Railway...
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Single Year "Gimme Your Money Please"/"Little Gandy Dancer" 1973 "Blue Collar" "Stayed Awake All Night" (UK-only release) "Down and Out Man" (Japan-only...
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not remember. He supported himself as a manual laborer and railroad gandy dancer, who laid and maintained tracks. His work on the railroad kept him moving...
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Jeremiah Blackwell, three detectives—Augustus Parsons, Errol Ryehouse and Gandy Dancer—are hired to solve the case before dawn in an effort to prevent fighting...
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Single Year "Gimme Your Money Please"/"Little Gandy Dancer" 1973 "Blue Collar" "Stayed Awake All Night" (UK-only release) "Down and Out Man" (Japan-only...
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links exist to his other shows. The most notable is of the character Gandy Dancer (played by William Lucking), an ace pilot treasure hunter who appears...
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Cleburne Railroaders (section Gandy)
railroad track maintenance gang. These maintenance gangs were known as Gandy Dancers because they would sing a variety of songs while they were working on...
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Traders to the Sod Busters. pp. 368–83. Collins, R.M. (2010). Irish Gandy Dancer: A tale of building the Transcontinental Railroad. Seattle: Create Space...
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Press. pp. 317–319. ISBN 978-0807842591. Collins, Ryan M. (2011). Irish Gandy Dancer: A Tale of Building the Transcontinental Railroad. Seattle: CreateSpace...
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scrutiny, glance e.g. Take a gander at those gams 3. Criminal lookout gandy dancer A member of a crew responsible for attaching rails to ties, often called...
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ed. University of Texas Press, 2002, ISBN 978-0-292-75262-7, p. 79. Gandy Dancer Work Song Tradition. (Memento of June 21, 2010 in the Internet Archive)...
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trail was left behind for recreational purposes. It is now known as the Gandy Dancer State Trail and is a popular route for hikers, bicyclists, and snowmobilers...
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Company. pp. 19–20. ISBN 978-0-393-06126-0. Collins, R.M. (2010). Irish Gandy Dancer: A tale of building the Transcontinental Railroad. Seattle: Create Space...
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Law Journal, Vol. 6 Issue 4 (1992): 750. Collins, R.M. (2010). Irish Gandy Dancer: A tale of building the Transcontinental Railroad. Seattle: Create Space...
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Kimzey of the Alabama Center For Traditional Culture writes: "All-black gandy dancer crews used songs and chants as tools to help accomplish specific tasks...
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4:22 "Precious Jewel" (Roy Acuff) - 2:14 "Days Before Custer" - 4:01 "Gandy Dancer" - 3:30 Link Wray - electric guitar, dobro, steel guitar, bass guitar...
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October 16, 2007. Retrieved September 29, 2009. Cable car (railway) Gandy dancer Horsecar Heritage railway List of heritage railways List of town tramway...
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